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Tom was seven years old. He got some money from his mother every week. He (1) a lot of things from the shops. (2) in fact, he didn’t need (3) . One day his mother gave him a notebook and said, ”Now, Tom, when you buy anything, I want you to write it down in this book, and write down (4) you have paid (5) it, too. Then you can (6) it again when your money’s all gone, and you won’t waste so much money next time.”
After a week, Tom (7) his mother, “Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!”
His mother was very (8) and thought, “Well, he’s known how to spend his(9) now.” But she wasn’t too happy when he said again, “Yes, before I buy anything, I always (10)myself,‘Am I going to be able to spell that in my notebook?’”